Gauntlet Games

Gauntlet Games is a game store in Lincoln, Nebraska. One of the store's owners is Lincoln City Councilman Roy Christensen. Christensen's public views are homophobic and misogynistic:

Roy Christensen

He describes gay marriage as an "assault on marriage" and an "assault on our society"

He is strongly libertarian, but somehow his concern with liberty stops short of allowing women to make their own reproductive decisions

He believes that "all of our political documents have their roots in the Bible" and thus aims to impose his religion on his constituents

Roy Christensen's personal beliefs are not an acceptable basis for governing a tolerant and pluralistic society. They are also incompatible with the welcoming environment that creators of games seek to create. Dungeons & Dragonsincludes queer characters because it is committed to collaboration and working through differences. The creators of Magic: The Gathering know that fantasy can open up new worlds for anyone of any gender or race.

Games ask us to collaborate to imagine new worlds. Do we want to incorporate the oppressive structures that we see daily, including in our politicians, into our fantasies? Well, check out this fantasy: